Shoulder pistol holster



3 Nov. 11, 1930. g, E, CLARK 1,781,162

SHOULDER PISTOL HOLSTER Filed June 17, 1929 Patented Nov. 11,1930

Units EDWARD E. CLARK, or LOS ANGELES, climronrtra SHOULDER ris'ronHOLSTER Application filed June 1'7,

My invention relates to pistol holstersand more particularly to a springtype of holster to be worn under the arm suspended by a strap over theshoulder.

' 5 An object of my invention is to more firmclose and inconspicly holdthe pistol in a uous position beneath the arm and snug up to the side ofthe wearer.

Another object of the invention is to increase the safeguards againstthe dropping out of the pistol when the body ofthe wearer is' inabnormal position, as when stooping over.

Still another object of invention is to permit of the stooping over ofthe wearer without any binding action taking place in the combination ofsuspension straps.

To accomplish these and other objects which may appear as thedescription proceeds I arrange the materials used in new and novelmanner to perform their normal functions and in addition such functionsas outlined above.

In the accompanying drawing I illustrate 535 a preferred embodiment ofmy invention, it being understood that variation from the details shownis permissible without departing from the spirit of my invention. Figure1, is a perspective showing the mannikin so with a pistol holster inplace; Fig. 2, is a fragmentary view of one of the suspension straps;Fig. 3 is a view of the. complete holster with pistol in place and Fig.4 is a view showing the mannikin stooping over and shows the action ofthe running loop feature of one of the suspension straps.

More particularly, with numerals designating identical parts I show, themannikin, 15, wearing the belt 16, and the pistol hol- 4 ster, 17,containing the pistol 18, the holster suspended by the strap 19, passingfrom front to back of the mannikin, over his shoulder the loop formed bythis strap held in place on the shoulder by the strap 21, crossing thebody behind the neck and down over the opposite shoulder to form a loop24, by means of the attached strap 23, to engage the belt 16. At 23 isshown an attaching button. At 20, in Fig. 1, is shown the front portionof the suspension strap 19 as if faspistol handle.

1929. Serial No. 3 11.529.

tened by a button to the outer portion of the .holster but it is to beunderstoodthat this portion of the suspension strap 19 can just asreadily assume the form shown at25, in Fig 3 I The novelty in myinvention'resides, in part-,in the use I make of the suspension strap19, to firmly hold' the handle of the pistol snugly up to the side ofthe wearer. Hitherto, the only provision for doing. this has been bymeans of the spring, 26 or some form of a flap to pass over the top ofthe In usual manufacture the suspension straps are attached, only,,tothe inside or body side of the holsterwith the result that the heavypistol has every chance for sagging away from the body of the wearer andmaking an ugly bulge in the outer garments. Furthermore, in the stoop-'ing position the gun has a far greater likelihood of being dropped outof the holster to the consequent endangering of the wearer orbystanders.

Another improvement is in the method of arranging the retaining strap 21in place on the belt without the annoyance of restrictions or bindingacross the shoulders or about the neck. By means of the running loop,24, formed by the attached strap 22 upon the retaining strap 21, a firmand coinfortableengagement with the belt is effected and the runningloop makes the attachment conformable to the various positions of the 3wearer as shown.

Having thus described and illustrated my invention what I claim is:

1. A shoulder'holster comprising a holster adapted to'receive a firearmor the like, a shoulder strap adapted to encircle the shoulder of thewearer to suspend the holster beneath his armpit, the ends of theshoulder strap being connected respectively to the inner and outer sidesof the holster.

2. A shoulder holster comprising a. holster adapted to receive a firearmor the like, a shoulder strap adapted to encircle the shoulder of thewearer to suspend the holster beneath his armpit, the ends of the strapbeing connected respectively to the inner and outer sides of theholster, and, being inclined in opposite directions toxthe'axisof-theholster. I 3. A shoulderholster comprising *aholsteradapted'toreceive a firearm" or the like, a, shoulder strap-adapted toencircle the shoul v r der of thewearer to suspend the holster be'' neath the armpit, the ends of the shoulder I straphei-ng connected tooppositesidesofthe holster; the'endlofthe shoulder strap on theouter-side of the holster being inclined Lip-' 1 Wardly 21nd forwardlyand the :end of the shoulder strap on the inner side ofthe holsterbeinginclinedupwerdly and rearWa-rdly; v

' 4. "A shoulderholster comprising a holster adaptedto receive'a.firearm or thelike, a v

g shoulder strap adapted to encircle the'shoul dler" out the wearer tosuspend the holster bei neath the ermpit the. endsof the shoulder strapbeing connected to opposite sides of the holster, the end of theshoulder strzpon the v outer side of the holster being. inclined :up-

Wardly and forwardlyend the end of the shoulderstrap on the, inner sideof the holster being inclined upwardly and rearwardly, and 1 atthetop'of theshoulderstrep estayingstrap; r V v afiixedandextending-laterally across tofthe N opposite shoulder and forwardly overthe same and down to thewearers belt'andha'v- Sing efreely running loopencircling said belt. 1

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